 | Merriam-Webster's Vocabulary Builder by Mary W. Cornog
Buy new: $5.99 / Used from: $0.01 Clarity - These vocabulary words are organized by root. So "belligerence", "rebellion", "bellicose" and "antebellum" are grouped together. They are grouped under Bell, the Latin goddess of war.
I found this organization especially helpful.
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 | Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Allusions by Elizabeth Webber
Buy used from: $3.85 Clarity - This dictionary has nearly six hundred pages of allusions. It is a source book for writers plus it is entertaining for language lovers.
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 | The Technical Writer's Guide (SkillPath self-study sourcebook) by Robert McGraw
Buy used from: $4.35 Clarity - Self study course in technical writing.
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 | Writing with Precision: How to Write So That You Cannot Possibly Be Misunderstood by Jefferson D. Bates
Buy new: $11.86 / Used from: $0.80 Clarity - Good rules for writing with clarity. Most useful for technical writing.
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 | The New Oxford American Dictionary
Buy new: $37.80 / Used from: $24.00 Clarity - When you need the most complete word reference.
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 | The Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus
Buy used from: $8.35 Clarity - This is the best Thesaurus I've found. It includes usage notes, sample sentences and cross references.
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 | Merriam-webster's Everyday Language Reference Set by Inc. Merriam-Webster
Buy new: $12.58 / Used from: $10.78 Clarity - The Oxford American Thesaurus and the Oxford American Dictionary are great, but often these suffice. They are always handy, easy to use and familiar.
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 | The Essential Writer's Companion: A Concise Guide to Writing Effectively for School, Home, or Office
Buy used from: $0.01 Clarity - Just like the books in the "Merriam-Webster's Everyday Language Reference Set" this reference is handy.
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 | Merriam-Webster's Manual for Writers and Editors by Merriam-Webster
Buy used from: $0.16 Clarity - Punctuation, capitalization, use of italics, plurals, possessives, compound words, abbreviations, mathematical language, scientific nomenclature, quotations, foreign languages, tables, illustrations, bibliographies, indexes, production editing, copyediting, proofreading and foreign language special characters. Internet site: http://www.merriam-webster.com/
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 | Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation by Lynne Truss
Buy new: $8.64 / Used from: $1.81 Clarity - A passion for punctuation.
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 | The Little Red Writing Book by Brandon Royal
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $1.82 Clarity - Make your writing more readable, concise, convincing and grammatically correct.
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 | Self-Editing for Fiction Writers, Second Edition: How to Edit Yourself Into Print by Renni Browne
Buy new: $9.88 / Used from: $6.00 Clarity - Be your own editor.
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 | Getting the Words Right: 39 Ways to Improve Your Writing by Theodore Cheney
Buy new: $12.74 / Used from: $6.00 Clarity - The title says it all. This is a list of 39 things to improve your writing.
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 | Keys to Great Writing by Stephen Wilbers
Buy new: $10.19 / Used from: $7.60 Clarity
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 | Letters to a Young Novelist by Mario Vargas Llosa
Buy new: $8.57 / Used from: $0.73 Sending Your Message - Advice written in twelve letters.
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 | The Things That Matter: What Seven Classic Novels Have to Say About the Stages of Life by Edward Mendelson
Buy new: $11.20 / Used from: $5.75 Sending Your Message - The essentials of the human experience.
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 | How to Write a Damn Good Novel: A Step-by-Step No Nonsense Guide to Dramatic Storytelling by James N. Frey
Buy new: $14.93 / Used from: $6.99 Sending Your Message
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 | How to Write a Damn Good Novel, II: Advanced Techniques For Dramatic Storytelling by James N. Frey
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $6.00 Sending Your Message
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 | Letters to a Young Journalist (Art of Mentoring) by Samuel G. Freedman
Buy new: $17.90 / Used from: $0.95 Sending Your Message
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 | Writing the Breakout Novel: Insider Advice for Taking Your Fiction to the Next Level by Donald Maass
Buy used from: $6.14 Sending Your Message
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 | The Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $1.99 Sending Your Message
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 | The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature by Steven Pinker
Buy new: $10.40 / Used from: $4.96 Sending Your Message
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 | How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines by Thomas C. Foster
Buy new: $9.88 / Used from: $4.00 Sending Your Message
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 | How to Read Novels Like a Professor: A Jaunty Exploration of the World's Favorite Literary Form by Thomas C. Foster
Buy new: $10.07 / Used from: $5.29 Sending Your Message - I havn't seen this book yet, but "How to Read Literature Like a Professor is Great"
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 | Letters to a Young Contrarian (Art of Mentoring) by Christopher Hitchens
Buy new: $10.04 / Used from: $2.75 Sending Your Message - This is a simple and elegant series of timeless letters written to a hypothetical student.
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 | How to Get Happily Published by Judith Appelbaum
Buy used from: $0.01 Finding Publication Success - Includes an extensive resource guide (127 pages).
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 | The Sell-Your-Novel Toolkit: Everything You Need to Know About Queries, Synopses, Marketing & Breaking in by Elizabeth Lyon
Buy used from: $0.61 Finding Publication Success
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 | Making the Perfect Pitch: How To Catch a Literary Agent's Eye by Katharine Sands
Buy used from: $46.94 Finding Publication Success
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 | The First Five Pages: A Writer's Guide to Staying Out of the Rejection Pile by Noah Lukeman
Buy used from: $5.99 Finding Publication Success
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 | Jeff Herman's Guide To Book Publishers, Editors, & Literary Agents 2009: Who They Are! What They Want! How To Win Them Over!m19th Edition (Jeff Herman's ... Editors, Publishers, and Literary Agents) by Jeff Herman
Buy used from: $22.64 Finding Publication Success - 19th Edition
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 | 2009 Novel & Short Story Writer's Market (Novel and Short Story Writer's Market) by Editors of Writers Digest Books
Buy new: $18.47 / Used from: $6.98 Finding Publication Success - Find your publisher - 27th edition.
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 | 2009 Guide To Literary Agents by Chuck Sambuchino
Buy new: $18.47 / Used from: $2.98 Finding Publication Success - Find the agent who will find your publisher - 17th edition.
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 | 2009 Poet's Market by Editors of Writers Digest Books
Buy new: $17.69 / Used from: $2.99 Finding Publication Success - Find your publisher for poetry - 21st edition.
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 | 2009 Children's Writer's & Illustrator's Market (Children's Writer's and Illustrator's Market) by Alice Pope
Buy new: $20.15 / Used from: $9.99 Finding Publication Success - Find your publisher - 20th edition.
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 | Writer's Digest Handbook of Magazine Article Writing
Buy new: $11.55 / Used from: $7.00 Finding Publication Success - Find your publisher.
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 | Your First Novel: An Author Agent Team Share the Keys to Achieving Your Dream by Ann Rittenberg
Buy new: $11.55 / Used from: $2.72 |
 | Guerrilla Marketing for Writers : 100 Weapons to Help You Sell Your Work by Jay Conrad Levinson
Buy used from: $4.14 Finding Publication Success
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 | Patent, Copyright & Trademark: An Intellectual Property Desk Reference by Richard Stim Attorney
Buy new: $39.99 / Used from: $0.75 Knowing the Rules of the Game - Understand copyright laws. Nolo Press.
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 | The Copyright Permission and Libel Handbook: A Step-by-Step Guide for Writers, Editors, and Publishers (Wiley Books for Writers Series) by Lloyd J. Jassin
Buy new: $12.89 / Used from: $3.39 Knowing the Rules of the Game - Understand copyright laws, libel laws, the fair use concept, exemptions to libel laws, copyright protection, copyright permission, releases and permissions,
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